Wayland Celebrates Student-Athletes, Teams, and Coaches at the 2024 Fall Sports Awards
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The Wayland Academy community met in Kimberly Chapel, on Wednesday, November 6, for the Fall Sports Awards to honor Big Red student-athletes and coaches. Varsity letter winners, team awards, and four-year letter winners were recognized during the ceremony.
The major award winners and four-year varsity letter winners were as follows:
Cross Country
Boys
- Most Improved: Shalom Irasubiza `27
- Champion of Character: Chan Jeong `27
- Most Valuable: Luca Roetter Gresback `26
- Trailways All-Conference Honors:
- Honorable Mention—Luca Roetter Gresback `26
- All-Sportsmanship Team—Luca Roetter Gresback `26
Girls
- Most Improved: Sierra Mietzel `26
- Champion of Character: Kennedy Norris `26
- Most Valuable: Griyan Hughland `26
- Trailways All-Conference Honors:
- Second Team—Griyan Hughland `26
- All-Sportsmanship Team—Griyan Hughland `26
Football
- Most Improved: Ne'Kyle Alfred `26
- Varsity Champion of Character: Tyrique Jean Jacques `25
- JV Champion of Character: Montserrat Murillo `25
- Most Valuable—Special Teams: Albert Kim `27
- Most Valuable—Defense: Tavondre Bruns `26
- Most Valuable—Offense: Sam Porras `25
Rowing
Boys
- Most Improved: Tristan Kittel `27
- Champion of Character: Jose Fabian Calvo Guevara `26
- Most Valuable: Bernat Karai `27
Girls
- Most Improved: Marina Unno `27
- Champion of Character: Jacqueline Fogarty `26
- Most Valuable: Daniela Santamaria Baez `25
Soccer
- Most Improved: Matthew Nguyen `27
- Champion of Character: Jonah Ratajczak `25
- Most Valuable: Long Pham `25
- Four-Year Varsity Letter Winners: Jonah Ratajczak `25 and Odin Nico `26
- All-Flyway Conference Honors
- First Team: Long Pham `25
- Second Team: Jonah Ratajczak `25 and Liam Menning `26
- Honorable Mention: Lucas Cristea-Rist `26
Swimming
- Champion of Character: Mandi Ritman
Tennis
- Most Improved: Yurim Sung `27
- Varsity Champion of Character: Jasleen Bhandal `25
- JV Champion of Character: Kea van Venrooy `27 and Simona Dimitrova Klimentova `27
- Most Valuable: Derya Baytan `28
- Capitol Conference Honors:
- Second Team: Derya Baytan `28
Volleyball
- Most Improved: Alayna Quest `28
- Varsity Champion of Character: Ella Kikkert `26
- JV Champion of Character: Camino Paredes Olmedo `27
- Most Valuable: Andrea Riesen `25
- Trailways All-Conference Honors:
- Honorable Mention: Andrea Riesen `25 and Maddie Clark `25
- All-Sportsmanship Team: Maddie Clark `25
Congratulations to all our fall sports athletes and coaches on an outstanding season. Go Big Red! #RTB 🔔
Boys Cross Country Most Improved: Shalom Irasubiza `27
Boys Cross Country Champion of Character: Chan Jeong `27
Boys Cross Country MVP: Luca Roetter Gresback `26
Girls Cross Country Most Improved: Sierra Mietzel `26
Girls Cross Country Most Improved: Kennedy Norris `26
Girls Cross Country MVP: Griyan Hughland `26
Football Most Improved: Ne'Kyle Alfred `26
Varsity Football Champion of Character: Tyrique Jean Jacques `25
JV Football Champion of Character: Montserrat Murillo `25
Football Special Teams MVP: Albert Kim `27
Football Defense MVP: Tavondre Bruns `27
Football Offense MVP: Sam Porras `25
Coach Bruns with Tyrique `25, his son Tavondre `26, and Ne'Kyle `26
Boys Rowing Most Improved: Tristan Kittel `27
Boys Rowing Champion of Character: Jose Fabian Calvo Guevara `26
Boys Rowing MVP: Jose Bernat Karai `27
Girls Rowing Most Improved: Marina Unno `27
Girls Rowing Champion of Character: Jacqueline Fogarty `26
Girls Rowing MVP: Daniela Santamaria Baez `25
Soccer Most Improved: Matthew Nguyen `27
Soccer Champion of Character, Four-Year Varsity Letter Winner, and Second Team Flyway All-Conference Honoree: Jonah Ratajczak `25
Soccer Four-Year Letter Winner: Odin Nico `26
Soccer MVP and First Team Flyway Conference Honoree: Long Pham `25
Tennis Most Improved: Yurim Sung `27
Varsity Tennis Champion of Character: Jasleen Bhandal `25
JV Tennis Champion of Characters: Kea van Venrooy `27 and Simona Klimentova `27
Tennis MVP: Derya Baytan `28
Volleyball Most Improved: Alayna Quest `28
JV Volleyball Champion of Character: Camino Paredes Olmedo `27
Varsity Volleyball Champion of Character: Ella Kikkert `26
Volleyball MVP: Andrea Riesen `25
Trailways All-Conference Honorable Mention Honoree: Andrea Riesen `25
Trailways All-Conference Honorable Mention and All-Conference Sportsmanship Team Honoree: Maddie Clark `25